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Feb.5th

After a selection committee tentatively chose a winner last month from three design-build teams bidding to handle major renovations to Cheney Stadium, allegations about potential improprieties in the bid process have emerged, stalling the city from awarding the contract, city officials said.

Cheney Stadium

But Tacoma City Manager Eric Anderson said the city’s legal department has since reviewed the claims, and the city is standing behind the integrity of the process despite the “appearance issue.”

“While I regretfully must acknowledge the potential of an appearance issue, based on our due diligence inquiry, I am confident in the integrity of the selection process and have concluded that the selection process can move forward unimpeded,” Anderson wrote in a memo to council members released yesterday.Read more »